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Consumer achievement in Elite: Dangerous

Consumer

Buy 100,000 units of goods

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  • Zm4rc0Zm4rc0
    22 Dec 2015 29 Dec 2015
    19 5 8
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    This one is pretty easy, all you have to do is trade (sell) some goods. I will leave a video of my personal trading route. My route is the shortest route that I could find. The stations are 6Ly away from each other and it takes about 10min for you to get to one of them & back. The better/bigger your ship, the faster it will go. Start with a Type-6 and later on get a bigger transport ship. Also this is the fastest & easiest money I ever made. ;)

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    GR34TD3STR0Y3RCan you just buy and sell in the same station and have it count?
    I don't need any more money.
    Posted by GR34TD3STR0Y3R on 22 Jun 20 at 10:56
    SashamorningPretty sure you can.
    Posted by Sashamorning on 22 Jun 20 at 16:13
    GR34TD3STR0Y3R"Using the database at https://eddb.io/ " No longer works since update 14.
    From now on we have to figure out trace routes the old-fashioned way, in game. Its a pain, but no 100% impossible. But you certainty won't be pulling in 75 million an hour like we used to be able to do.

    (I want to take this chance to say forget Frontier game for 100% abandoning this game on console)
    Posted by GR34TD3STR0Y3R on 06 Mar 23 at 06:19

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  • SashamorningSashamorning
    14 May 2020 08 May 2020 08 May 2020
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    Using the database at https://eddb.io/ I was able to find much better loops. One loop I was running gave me 800k in a round trip ON A TYPE-6, which gave me enough to upgrade quickly. It was also a straight one-hop. The particular routes change based on specific supply/demand, but the database keeps track of prices, and makes it easy to find them.

    Right NOW, for example (it'll change throughout a given day), I'm looking at a run from Goddard Station in Kachian to/from Spinrad Gateway in LP 711-43.
    Buy Micro Controllers at Goddard for 4908, sell at Spinrad for 6,310.
    Buy Military Grade Fabric (GOOD stuff) for 642, sell at Goddard for 8,664(!!!!).
    Profit is 9,424. For each space in your hold.

    Have a Type-7 with 260 spaces? Total profit: 2.45 million for one round trip.

    Not only that, but you can set the stations to large ships only (you can set to large or any, if you need to restrict the size). This run was for large ship docking. You can set jump distance and distance from the entry point. In this case, the systems were 22.28 LY, and the stations were 48 Ls and 156 Ls. In other words, one jump and stations next to the jump. Maybe 10 minutes per cycle. If you work almost 15 million/hour. YMMV.

    I don't know if it's always been like this or not, but the dynamic loops makes for a lot better method than picking the same route.
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    SashamorningSeems like there's a bug.
    Posted by Sashamorning on 08 Sep 20 at 17:09
    SimpsoCan confirm buying and selling at the same station no longer works. You need to sell elsewhere to track
    Posted by Simpso on 10 Sep 20 at 21:27
    RondundI would heartily recommend doing this using Eddb as this can get you around 16k profit per ton (you'll need it for that Fleet Carrier).

    If, like me however, you already have a FC and all the money you'll need then you can buy it from your FC market, dump it back into FC cargo and repeat:

    Grab your biggest cargo ship (T9 or Cutter) with as much cargo as possible - go sheildless.
    Buy a cheap commodity (I used Hydrogen Fuel)
    Go back to FC>Right Panel Inventory tab> Transfer>Transfer All>Confirm.
    Set up a Sell Order for as cheap as possible
    Buy it all
    Dump it back into FC
    Buy it all
    Etc...
    Posted by Rondund on 26 Jun 21 at 22:54
  • BranneBranne
    01 Jun 2021 05 Nov 2020 05 Nov 2020
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    First vou need to find a profitable route. Why not became rich in the process?!. Use a short one and with a loop. Buy at A, sell at B, buy at B, sell at A. A good source to this is EDDB site.
    Pay attention to the landing pad size and any restricted product. You don't want to find that you will not be able to dock your anaconda full of precious cargo or that you are hauling illegal products for that system.
    Make sure all the possible optional internal modules are cargo rack. I don't use shields generator, for example.
    Am doing this with a 784 tons imperial cutter, but I started with a type 6.
    Leave a comment about this, I wanna see what you guys think about this. o> commanders.
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